# Prior Information Notice - Vector Network Analyser and Arbitrary Waveform Generator

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [National Physical Laboratory](/buyers/national-physical-laboratory/contract-awards)
- Published: 17 August 2020
- Planned start: 30 September 2020
- Planned end: 1 March 2021
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: a564b9be-c355-47a7-98da-1d3277c80eb7-376223
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-63c8bae8-c4e5-44e0-bf36-5c86f7b83334

## Description

Estimated descriptions Lot 1: Vector Network Analyser \(40GHz\) Frequency range: 10MHz to 40GHz Frequency resolution: required 10Hz Preferred 1Hz Output power: required: >0dBm Preferred: =1-dBm Dynamic range \(for f > 1GHz\) >110dB Noise \(for f> 1GHz\) > 120dBm/Hz Ports: Required 2 Preferred 4 Lot 2: Arbitrary Waveform Generator \(analogue bandwidth 8GHz, >20GSa/s\) Sampling rate > 10GS/s Analogue bandwidth > 5GHz Bit resolution, Required: ≥10 Preferred: 12 or 14 Output amplitude ≥ 1Vpp Spurious free dynamic range >75dBc Additional information: Requirement divided into 2 Lots\. One or more Lots can be awarded to a single supplier\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a564b9be-c355-47a7-98da-1d3277c80eb7-376223)